South Africa will square off with Australia in the third match of the three-game ODI series at Snewes Park in Potchefstroom on Wednesday, September 30.
In the second ODI, South Africa posted a whopping 365/9 in 50 overs. Temba Bavuma (103) and David Miller (142) were the top scorers in the first innings. In the chase, Australia got bundled out for 333 runs in 49.5 overs, losing the game by 32 runs. Mitchell Marsh (84) and Travis Head(84) were the top scorers. Jack Edwards scalped a five-wicket haul.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3, Match Details
Match: South Africa vs Australia, ODI Series 2026, Match 3
Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Wednesday, September 30
Venue: Snewes Park, Potchefstroom
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Probable XIs
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, Jack Edwards, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score across the last three ODIs being 267, we can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. Any score above 300 would be a tough ask for the team batting second on this surface.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Top Picks
Mitchell Marsh
Australian middle-order batter Mitchell Marsh scored 144 runs in the two games.
Keshav Maharaj
South Africa ace pacer Keshav Maharaj would play a pivotal role in the powerplay and death overs in this fixture and has scalped six wickets in the two matches.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Captain picks
David Miller
David Miller was the leading run-scorer for South Africa, scoring 151 runs in two games.
Matthew Breetzke
South African batter Matthew Breetzke was the leading run-scorer, accumulating 146 runs from two games.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Head-to-head Dream11 team
David Miller(c), Josh Inglis, Matt Renshaw (vc), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 3 Grand League Dream11 team
Cooper Connolly, Marco Jansen, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Breetzke (c), Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch
